diff --git a/api/chalicelib/core/assist.py b/api/chalicelib/core/assist.py
index be5431990..2e17bd516 100644
--- a/api/chalicelib/core/assist.py
+++ b/api/chalicelib/core/assist.py
@@ -37,7 +37,19 @@ def get_live_sessions(project_id):
                     FROM public.sessions AS s
                     WHERE s.project_id = %(project_id)s 
                         AND session_id IN %(connected_peers)s;""",
-                            {"project_id": project_id, "connected_peers": connected_peers, "project_key":project_key})
+                            {"project_id": project_id, "connected_peers": connected_peers, "project_key": project_key})
         cur.execute(query)
         results = cur.fetchall()
     return helper.list_to_camel_case(results)
+
+
+def is_live(project_id, session_id, project_key=None):
+    if project_key is None:
+        project_key = projects.get_project_key(project_id)
+    connected_peers = requests.get(environ["peers"] + f"/{project_key}")
+    if connected_peers.status_code != 200:
+        print("!! issue with the peer-server")
+        print(connected_peers.text)
+        return False
+    connected_peers = connected_peers.json().get("data", [])
+    return session_id in connected_peers
diff --git a/api/chalicelib/core/sessions.py b/api/chalicelib/core/sessions.py
index 64004e7a0..6dc0edc29 100644
--- a/api/chalicelib/core/sessions.py
+++ b/api/chalicelib/core/sessions.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from chalicelib.utils import pg_client, helper, dev
 from chalicelib.core import events, sessions_metas, socket_ios, metadata, events_ios, \
-    sessions_mobs, issues, projects, errors, resources
+    sessions_mobs, issues, projects, errors, resources, assist
 
 SESSION_PROJECTION_COLS = """s.project_id,
                            s.session_id::text AS session_id,
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ def get_by_id2_pg(project_id, session_id, user_id, full_data=False, include_fav_
 
                 data['metadata'] = __group_metadata(project_metadata=data.pop("projectMetadata"), session=data)
                 data['issues'] = issues.get_by_session_id(session_id=session_id)
+                data['live'] = assist.is_live(project_id=project_id, session_id=session_id,
+                                              project_key=data["projectKey"])
 
             return data
     return None